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Essay english
The title
The title is the first thing that the reader sees. It is can be long.
Introduction
An introduction adresses the topic right way. It introduces the main argument. It moves from genreal to specific. It ends with the thesis statement. Is does not include a sujet posé or a sujet divisé
Thesis statemnet
It is the main argument of the essay. It is like a guide to the writing. Everything in the essay must be relevent to the thesis.
It should be somthing that is debatable, somthing that we can develop upon. Do not :
- The yellow wallpaper is a gothic short story
We should not refer to the essay itself. Do not :
- I believe …
- In this essay …
It should not be a question. It should be a statement.
Body paragraph
Each body paragraph beings iwht a topic sentence. It includes arguments, evidence and analysis. It ends with a concluding sentence.
Topic sentence
A topic sentence expresses the main argument of the paragraph.
It is a statement not a question. Can be debated Clear and specific
It is esentialy the same rules as the thesis statement.
Conclusion
Very short, 3-4 sentences. Oposite structure to the intro
Starts with restate thesis statement (reformulated)
From specifi to general.
Does (typicaly (its cliche)) not end with a question
We do not use the possesive form
We refer to full name the first time we talk about sombody, and last name thereafter
Follow fules for capitalisation :
- We capitalise the first letter of every word
- Exept for :
- Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Articles
- Exept for :
We use the present tense when reffering to texts
We avoid hasty generalisations
Use commas before fanboys : corectly
- For
- And
- Nor
- But
- Or
we do not automaticly use a comma before. If what comes after is not a complete sentence, do not use a comma
If the fanboy connects two complete sentences, use a comma.
We do not use a fanboy as transition words. Do not use “to tie it together, in brief, to finish”
Use althoug and however correctly, they do not mean the same thing.
Avoid the use of “but, so”
The teacher recomends the use of the oxford comma, a comma befor the and in an enumeration. We say “apples, oranges, and bananas” And not “apples, oranges and bananas”
Avoid akward formulations :
- The lyyrics talks about
- The passage tells us
- The text argues
Avoid vague and wordy diction
- Good
- bad
- really
- very
- power powerful
- complex complexity
- strong
- great
- big
- small
- beautiful
- it is safe to say
- we can see
- bsaically
- essentially
- I can now tell you that
Use more clear diction
Avoid comon issues with :
- Parallelism
- Pronouns
- Semicolons
If you are using a assage from a work, it must be in quotation marks
Transition words and phraes :
A transition word helps the reader follow your trans of thorught and move from sentence to sentence.
Transitions can also help reader move form paragrpah to paragraph.
There are hundreds of them, but FANBOY’s should be avoided.
Formal register
A formal register is a register that is used in “professional” contexts. We must avoid :
- Personal pronouns
- Using expressions
- Talking to the reader